This set of natural citrine equals 4.5 carat and has pale yellow colour. These stones are colour and size matched and sold as a set, perfect for earrings.
* A note on Matched Sets: Due to the fact that these stones were cut by hand, the angle at which they lie flat on the surface during photography is not always the same, which may cause them to reflect the light differently and therefore not look like they were matched. If you are unsure, you are more than welcome to get in touch for additional photographs or videos of the stones, or perhaps to book a viewing in person.</em></strong>
Weight: 2 = 4.5 carat
Cut: Brilliant
Colour: Pale yellow
Length: 10 mm each
Width: 8 mm each
Depth: 5 mm each
Origin: Brazil
Treatment: Unknown
Certificate: No – Can be certified at an extra charge.
About Citrine:
Species: Quartz
Deposits found in: Argentina, Brazil, Burma, Madagascar, Namibia, Russia, Scotland, Spain and the USA.
Known colours: Pale yellow, yellow, orangey yellow, greenish yellow and lime green.
Mohs Hardness: 7
Citrine gets its name from the French word for lemon, citron, due to its resemblance in colour. Though naturally coloured citrine does exist, it is usually pale yellow and quite rare. Most commercial citrine is in fact heat treated amethyst or smokey quartz, though the heat treated stones almost always exhibits a reddish or orangey tint.
Citrine is a variant of quartz, with iron atoms acting as the colouring agent. Ather variants of quartz include: amethyst, ametrine, aventurine, prasiolite, rock crystal, rose quartz, rutilated quartz, smokey quartz & tiger’s eye.
The colouring in quartz crystals (even when natural) are sensitive to light, especially sunlight, and heat, and therefore care must be taken when storing these gems.
Please note: We take great care to ensure that the photographs are an accurate representation of the actual stone, but due to differences in screen quality and resolution, and the fact that the colour of a gemstone is dependent on the type of light it is viewed in, some variation is possible.
